FOR SOME REASON I AM HAVING A VERY DIFFICULT TIME WITH
THIS PARK. ON ONE HAND I'VE LISTENED TO PEOPLE TELL ME HOW THIS IS IN SOME WAYS BETTER THAN CAMDEN YARDS AND OTHERS WHO JUST
DIDN'T LIKE IT AT ALL.

HOWEVER, AFTER GOING TO MUNICIPAL STADIUM I THINK THE PEOPLE
OF CLEVELAND GOT AREAL GOOD DEAL ON THIS PLACE.

THE AREA AROUND JACOB'S FIELD COMES ALIVE ON GAME DAY. THE CITY
OF CLEVELAND GETS OUT OF WORK AND HEADS ON DOWN TO THE BALLPARK, BUT THEY DON'T GO INSIDE. INSTEAD, THEY CONGREGATE WITHIN
A 1/4 MILE OF THE PARK TO SAMPLE THE MANY RESTAURANTS AND WATERING HOLES THAT SURROUND THE PLACE. IT REALLY MAKES A SOMEWHAT
MEANINGLESS JULY EVENING FEEL LIKE AN EVENT.

ONCE INSIDE YOU SEE THAT THE PEOPLE WHO WORK IN CLEVELAND MUST
BE MAKING A WHOLE LOT OF MONEY. THREE LEVELS OF LUXURY BOXES FILL THE GAP BETWEEN THE LOWER AND UPPER DECK. I BELIEVE THERE
ARE 100 LUXURY BOXESIN ALL ... AND THEY SAY THE YANKEES MAKE ALL THE MONEY. I BELIEVE YANKEE STADIUM HAS ABOUT 30 BOXES.

THE LUXURY BOXES GIVE THIS RETRO PARK A VERY HIGH UPPER DECK.
I THINK I COULD SEE A CAVALIERS GAME IF I SAT IN THE LAST SEAT IN LEFT FIELD BETTER THAN AN INDIAN GAME. BUT AGAIN, 10 YEARS
AGO THE PEOPLE OF CLEVELAND WERE A LOT HIGHER AND I'M SURE THE SEATS WEREN'T AS COMFORTABLE.

THE SCOREBOARD, WHICH DOMINATES LEFT FIELD, ALMOST TAKES AWAY
FROM THE CITY FEEL OF THE PLACE BECAUSE IT HIDES PART OF THE SKYLINE. HOWEVER, INSIDE ALL OF THE SURROUNDING ADVERTISEMENTS
IT DOES THE JOB AND I REALLY LIKE THE "INDIANS" ACROSS THE TOP OF THE BOARD. THE LINE UPS ARE DISPLAYED THROUGHOUT WHICH I
ALWAYS FEEL IS NEEDED IN A NATIONAL LEAGUEPARK BUT I WAS HAPPY TO SEE IT HERE IN THE A.L. BUT AS FOR PITCH COUNTS, THE
BOARD IS EXTREMLY SLOW. SO SLOW THAT THE PITCHER SOMETIMES WAS GETTING READY TO THROW THE NEXT PITCH BEFORE THE PREVIOUS STRIKE
WASDISPLAYED. ALSO, AND I WAS TOLD THIS BEFORE I WENT IN AND FINALLY FOUND IT IN THE 5TH INNING, THEY SCORE THE GAME WITH
YOU. LIKE IN PHILLY, YOU NEVER HAVE TO WONDER IF IT WAS A 6-3 PUT OUT OR A 4-3. AGAIN, IT WORKSBUT IT IS SO SMALL AND
FRANKLY HIDDEN BY ADVERTISEMENTS THAT IT REALLY DOESN'T EVEN NEED TO BE THERE.

A TRIP TO 'THE JAKE' IS AN EVENT. GET TO THE GAME EARLY AND PARK
IN ONEOF THE MANY PARKING GARAGES AROUND THE STADIUM. BUT SINCE YOU'LL BE GETTING THERE 2 1/2 HOURS BEFORE GAME TIME YOU'LL
SPEND AN HOUR OR SO IN ONE OF THE MANY BARS DISCUSSING THE CURRENT STATE OF THE TRIBE AND SIZING UP THAT DAY'S OPPONENT. ONCE
INSIDE, DON'T KEEP STARING AT ALL OF THOSE YELLOW DOORS BEHIND THE CARPETING, IT'S NOT NICE. LOOK AT THE HUGESCOREBOARD,
THE DARKER INFIELD DIRT THAN OTHER MAJOR LEAGUE PARKS AND OF COURSE, LISTEN TO JOHN ADAMS OUT IN THE BLEACHERS POUNDING HIS
BASS DRUM EVERY TIME THE TRIBE GETS A RALLY GOING. IT JUST SHOWS YOU THAT THEY DIDN'T LEAVE EVERYTHING AT THE OLD PLACE, THEY
ONLY BROUGHT THE GOOD STUFF.